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2016

Kevin C. Smith | MSME | Title: The Mechanical Response and Parametric Optimization of Ankle-Foot Devices (Link)

 

Matthew Shuler | BSME | Title: A Parametric Study of Meso-Scale Patterns for Auxetic Mechanical Behavior Optimization (Link)

 

Wilson Perez | BSME | Finite Element Simulation of Single-Lap Shear Tests Utilizing the Cohesive Zone Approach (Link)

2015

Pascual Santiago-Martinez | BSME Title: A Mechanics-Based Approach for Putt Distance Optimization (Link)

 

Abdi Jasmin | BSME Title: Design and Evaluation of a Test Platform for Thermal Mechanical and Acoustical Loading (Link)

 

Nathan O’Nora | BSME Title: Compendium of Thermoviscoplasticity Modeling Parameters for Materials under Non-Isothermal Fatigue (Link)

 

Jonhathan Torres | Multi-Objective Optimization of a Fused Deposition Manufactured Polylactic Acid under Torsion (Link)

2014

Ali P. Gordon | Software Tools for a Materials Testing Curriculum (Link)

 

Scott Keller | Coupled fatigue crack initiation and propagation model utilizing a single blunt notch compact tension specimen (Link)

 

Steven Kraft | Characterization of the Orthotropic Elastic Constants of a Micronic Woven Wire Mesh via Digital Image Correlation (Link)

 

David May | BSME Title: The TLC Method for Modeling Creep Deformation and Rupture (Link)

 

Bryan Zuanetti, Multi-rate and Multi-Modal Characterization of an Advanced Polyetherimide (Link)

2013

Thomas Bouchenot | BSME Title: A Simplified Approach to Thermomechanical Fatigue and Appliaction to V-Shaped Notches (Link)

 

Justin Karl (Faculty – The University of Central Florida, MAE) | Ph.D. Dissertation Title: Thermomechanical Fatigue Life Prediction Of Notched 304 Stainless Steel (Link)

 

Scott Keller (Power Systems Manufacturing, LLC.) | Ph.D. Dissertation Title: Creep-Fatigue Crack Initiation and Propagation of a Notched Stainless Steel (Link)

 

Steven Kraft (Lockheed Martin) | Master’s Thesis: The Characterization of the Effects of Stress Concentrations on the Mechanical Behavior of a Micronic Woven Wire Mesh (Link)

 

Kevin Smith (University of Central Florida) | HIM Thesis: Fracture Thoughness of a Hyperealastic Material During Surgical Cutting (Link)

 

Zachary Graham (South Carolina)| HIM Thesis: Numerical Simulation of Fracture of a Nano-Paper Coated E-Glass/Polyester Composite with Thermal Damage (Link)

 

Trung Nguyen (University of Alberta) | HIM Thesis: Application of Non-local Approaches for Predicting the Response of V-Notch Under Thermomechanical Fatigue (Link)

 

Calvin M Stewart, PhDME 2013 (Assistant Professor – The University of Texas at El Paso) | PhD Thesis: A Hybrid Constitutive Model For Creep, Fatigue, And Creep-Fatigue Damage (Link)

 

Bryan Zuanetti, BSME, 2013 Honors in the Major Thesis: The Characterization of Polyetherimide under Static, Dynamic, and Multiple Impact Conditions. (Link)

2012

Nathan Mutter, MSME 2012 (Law School – University of Colorado at Boulder) | Master’s Thesis: Characterization of Dynamic and Static Mechanical Behavior of Polyetherimide (Link)

 

Thomas Silvers, MSME 2012 (Lockheed-Martin) | Master’s Thesis: Implementation and Performance Comparisons for the Crisfield and Stiff Arc Length Methods in FEA (Link)

2011

James DeMarco, MSME 2011 (Siemens) | Master’s Thesis: Mechanical Characterization and Numerical Simulation of a Light-Weight Aluminum A359 Metal Matrix Composite (Link)

2010

Ryan O’Kelley, BSME, 2010 (Graduate School – University of Central Florida) | Honors in the Major Thesis: Rate Handling Methods in Variable Amplitude Fatigue Cycle Processing (Link)

 

Brian Daubenspeck, BSME, 2010 (UPS) | Honors in the Major Thesis: Methods of Extrapolating Low Cycle Fatigue Data to High Stress Amplitudes at Elevated Temperature (Link)

 

Steven M. Kraft, BSME, 2010 (Siemens) | Honors in the Major Thesis: The Mechanical Behavior of a Twill Dutch Woven Wire Mesh under Plane Stress Conditions (Link)

 

Nathan Mutter, BSME, 2010 (Graduate School – University of Central Florida) | Honors in the Major Thesis: Correlations between Simple and Axisymmetric V-Notched Plastics (Link)

 

Ryan O’Kelley, BSME, 2010 (Graduate School – University of Central Florida) | Honors in the Major Thesis: A Treatise for Differentiating Sonic and Mechanical Fatigue Damage

2009

Erik Hogan, BSAE, 2009 (Graduate School – University of Colorado at Boulder) | Honors in the Major Thesis: An efficient method for the optimization of visco-plastic constitutive model constants (Link)

 

Calvin Stewart, BSME, 2009 | Master’s Thesis: Numerical simulation of coupled viscoplastic and tertiary creep near stress concentrations (Link)

 

Scott Keller, BSME, 2009 | Master’s Thesis: Considerations of multiaxial fatigue in flexible couplings (Link)

2007

Luis Gonzalez, BSME, 2007 (Florida Power and Light) | Honors in the Major Thesis: Design of a Rotating Heat Rig Control for Meso-scale Turbine System Simulations (Link)

 

David C. Radonovich, BSME, 2007 (Siemens) | Master Thesis: Very Low Cycle Fatigue of a Ni-base Superalloy (Link)

2006

Sameer A. Khan, BSME, 2006 (Siemens) | Honors in the Major Thesis: Probabilistic Stress Rupture Life Analysis of Turbine Blades (Link)